May Morris and the Art of Embroidery by Lynn Hulse: In-Person
Schedule
Wed Mar 11 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
New York University in London | London, EN
About this Event
Spring Lecture Series 2026
Heroines and Heroes of the Arts and Crafts Movement
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Since the pandemic, the Victorian Society’s two annual lecture series have taken place online, where they have drawn very large audiences. With the spring 2026 series, organised by Steven Brindle, Maya Donelan and Michael Hall, we are moving to a hybrid arrangement of in-person lectures that will be live-streamed as well as being available as recordings. The subject is one of perennial interest, the Arts and Crafts movement. Although it might be thought that there is little more to be learned about its leading practitioners, our speakers will be drawing on a large amount of new research, much of which is highlighting the often-neglected role played by women in a movement that remains of direct relevance to architects, artists and designers today.
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Spring Lecture Series: 6
May Morris and the Art of Embroidery by Lynn Hulse
May Morris described design as ‘the very soul and essence of beautiful embroidery’ and ranked it chief among the four elements that make a piece of needlework truly ‘artistic’. Drawing on her substantial corpus of designs in the Ashmolean Museum, Lynn Hulse will explore May’s approach to translating a sketched idea into a finished piece of embroidery, contextualising her work within the artistic developments of needle-art that were taking place in the years leading up to and during her lifetime.
Dr Lynn Hulse is a textile scholar and practitioner, specialising in embroidered furnishings of the Aesthetic and Arts and Crafts movements. She is the author of several publications on decorative needlework and editor of May Morris: Art & Life (2017). Her most recent book May Morris Designs was published by the Ashmolean Museum in August 2025. Formerly archivist at the Royal School of Needlework, Lynn now runs Ornamental Embroidery which delivers workshops, lectures and first-hand study sessions of objects in public and private collections.
Lectures will be about an hour long and take place at NYU London, 265 Strand, London WC2R 1BH.
Doors open at 6:15 pm and the lecture starts at 6:30 pm. Refreshments will be available after the lecture (not included in the ticket prices).
Tube: Charing Cross, Waterloo or Temple.
Each lecture is recorded and sent out within a week after the talk. This recording can be accessed at any time.
This event helps raise funds for The Victorian Society - the only charity dedicated to fighting for our Victorian and Edwardian heritage. Join us today and safeguard our unique cultural heritage for future generations! For further information, .
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Image: Rose Wreath By William Morris / May Morris - https://wmgallery.org.uk/object/rose-wreath-embroidery/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=118193247
Where is it happening?
New York University in London, 265 Strand, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 5.50 to GBP 20.00
